5/1/2012 - Tigers Pathetic in 7-4 Loss To The Mariners They Say it's not panic time yet after all it is only April and your team is still tied for first - but a 1-4 home stand triggers there are areas to be concerned especially after allowing 19 base runners to the struggling Mariners.

6/1/2011 - The Guy Who Should Be Managing The Tigers Has His Team In First PlaceThe DBacks were predicted to finish last by just about everyone. Instead Gibby has his team winning (16-3 over last 19) and in first place in the NL West (Home of World Series Champion San Francisco Giants).

4/16/2011 - Leyland Gets 1,500 Win And Becomes 19th Manager to Do SoWe here at the DI have often been critical of JL but today is a day to celebrate a great win for the club as well as their mediocre manager.

7/7/2010 - All Star Snub Getting Rave ReviewsBrennan Boesch. Former Cal Bear. A .249 hitter, with seven home runs, in the Florida State League two years ago. Present No. 5 batter, protector of MVP candidate Miguel Cabrera, and owner of one of the biggest bats wielded anywhere in the majors.

7/7/2010 - It's Final: Spain Will Face The Netherlands With World Cup On The LineCarles Puyol soared high to head in the goal that sent Spain into the World Cup final for the first time with a 1-0 win over Germany on Wednesday.

7/7/2010 - It Comes Down To Detroit Or Retirement For ModanoThe former Dallas Stars center flew to Detroit on Tuesday and spent three hours over lunch listening to Red Wings general manager Ken Holland and coach Mike Babcock make a strong pitch for his services. He then attended the Tigers game with the Red Wings' brass.

3/29/2010 - Michigan Gets Bad News As Manny Harris Declares For The DraftHe called it a dream, and playing professional basketball was part of the first discussion Manny Harris and Michigan coach John Beilein had when the junior stepped on campus three years ago.

3/20/2010 - Someone From Michigan Finally Plays Like ChampionsOn Saturday night, the Wolverines were forced to play with no margin for error - this time with their NCAA tournament chances hanging in the balance.

3/7/2010 - Wings Tally 5 In The Second And Hold On To Beat Hawks 5-4A five-goal second period helped the Detroit Red Wings finally solve the Chicago Blackhawks and guarantee they would maintain eighth place in the Western Conference for at least two more days.

3/6/2010 - Stuckey Collapses On Bench, Pistons Collapse in LossDetroit Pistons guard Rodney Stuckey seems to be OK after collapsing on the bench Friday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Pistons not so well after they dropped their 6th straight.

1/1/2010 - Tigers' Laird Arrested After Striking A Police OfficerIt is a fitting end to the Tigers' 2009 chapter. More disappointment as Gerald Laird and his brother are involved in a drunken altercation.

1/1/2010 - Why The NBA Sucks Part 1: Iverson and McGrady Could Start All-Star GameMcGrady hasn't even played and nobody has even noticed that Iverson is playing, yet they could both end up starting the NBA's 2010 All star Game

1/1/2010 - Steelers’ Woodley Calls Out The Teams That The Steelers Need To Win. Perhaps the best motivation for the Bengals and The Patriots would be proving Woodley right. Why would you want to play the Steelers when you could face the Jets in the Playoffs?

1/1/2010 - UM Continues To DisappointWhether it's Football, Basketball or Hockey - if you want a team that can play far below the expectations look no further than Ann Arbor. Today the disgust is focused on the hoop team which is a lackluster 6-6.

9/22/2009 - Jackson Returns To Early Season Form As Detroit Beats Cleveland 3-1The adjustments Detroit Tigers starter Edwin Jackson made Sunday to stop tipping his slider and improve that pitch appeared to be the ticket to a turnaround performance.

9/17/2009 - Roger's Continues To Make Bad DecisionsFormer Detroit Lions receiver Charles Rogers has been arrested on charges of drunk driving in Novi. Rogers was found "unresponsive'' behind the seat of his 2003 Mercedes.

7/22/2009 - Tiger Commits To Buick OpenWoods, who missed last year's event because of the pending birth of his second child, and the 2007 event because of knee surgery, won the Buick Open in 2006. He also won the event in 2002.

6/23/2009 - Chelios No Longer A WingRed Wings general manager Ken Holland met with Chelios on Monday afternoon and informed the future Hall-of-Fame defenseman that he will not be offered a contract for next season.

5/8/2009 - Is Willis Ready? We Will Find Out As He Returns to The Tigers WednesdayDetroit Tigers left-hander Dontrelle Willis is ready to return to the major leagues.
Manager Jim Leyland said Thursday that Willis, who has been on the disabled list since March 29 because of anxiety disorder, will start next Wednesday against the Twins in Minnesota.

4/23/2009 - What The Hell Happened To The Pistons?Can someone explain to me what happened to the Detroit Pistons?
A year ago, they were battling the Boston Celtics like Motown warriors of the hardwood for a shot at an NBA title, and now we get this garbage we witnessed in Games 1 and 2 of the playoffs against the Cleveland Cavaliers?

4/20/2009 - Lions' Unveil New Logo And Brand At the beginning of the calendar year, Martin Mayhew and Tom Lewand took over as General Manager and Team President, respectively. Less than one month after that, Jim Schwartz was brought in as head coach.
Then in March, Schwartz began his first offseason program at the helm of an NFL team and his new roster has been working hard.
With all of those new components in place, the Detroit Lions organization added another one Monday, unveiling a new brand at Dunham's Sports in Madison Heights.

4/18/2009 - Future Piston LeBron James Goes Off Against Current PistonsJames had 38 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, as he showcased many of the skills that have made him the odds-on favorite to win the league's MVP award this season.

3/14/2009 - Robertson Has A Good Outing; Willis Gets BombedIn his fifth outing Nate Robertson finally showed the consistency the Tiger's have been looking for while Dontrelle Willis continued to struggle in his bid to win 5th starting spot.

3/13/2009 - Mr. D Passes AwayDuring the 2003-2004 season, Davidson became the first professional sports owner to win championships in three professional leagues. In addition to the Pistons, Davidson owns the WNBA Detroit Shock and during the 2003-2004 season, he was the owner of the Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning.

3/13/2009 - Michigan Loses To Illinois And Must Await FateMichigan hands its tournament resume' to the NCAA selection committee banking on a appealing body of work that includes several signature wins that came in the midst of one of the country's 10 toughest schedules.3

3/7/2009 - Punch That Ticket! U of M's Great Comeback Win May Seel Tourney BidLaval Lucas-Perry scored a career-high 19 points to rally Michigan from a 12-point deficit to a 67-64 victory over Minnesota on Saturday.

2/25/2009 - He's Back! Tiger Makes Victorious ReturnWoods made a triumphant return to golf Wednesday in the Accenture Match Play Championship with a start that showed golf what it had been missing in the 253 days since he limped his way to an epic U.S. Open title.

2/25/2009 - Baseball Is Back As Tigers' Win Spring OpenerJustin Verlander staked an early claim to regaining his role as the Tigers' ace, throwing two shutout innings this afternoon in a 5-4 win over Atlanta in each team's spring-training opener.

2/25/2009 - No Doubt Announces North American Tour DatesNo Doubt have announced details of their first tour in five years, and the band say they are reuniting just to tour, and will not record a new album just yet.

2/10/2009 - Cheated! Alex Rodriquez Admits To Using PED's During Time With RangersAlex Rodriguez admitted Monday that he used performance-enhancing drugs from 2001-03, saying he did so because of the pressures of being baseball's highest-paid player.

2/10/2009 - Lions Ditch The Uniforms That Were Supposed To Make Them Look TougherUnder the league's "third uniform program,'' the Lions will go back to using their throwbacks as their third uniform (home and road uniforms account for the first two).

2/10/2009 - For Once Michigan Is Playing For More Than PrideOver the years, the men's basketball rivalry between Michigan State and Michigan rarely has been described with positive terminology remotely similar to the words being used heading into tonight's game in Ann Arbor.

1/24/2009 - Scott Linehan Will Bring Offensive Success And Experience To The LionsThough it was important for Scott Linehan to have a strong interview for the Detroit Lions' offensive coordinator position, coach Jim Schwartz was just as impressed with Linehan's actions.

1/24/2009 - Retired! Tigers' Pitching Coach Rick Knapp Announces That Rogers' Intends To RetireKenny Rogers still has not made an official announcement in regard to whether he wants to pitch this season at age 44.

1/15/2009 - EMU Continues To Hire Ex-WolverinesEastern Michigan University's new football coaching staff, led by Ron English, has a notable University of Michigan flavor to it.
English, the former Wolverines defensive coordinator who was named as the Eagles' new head coach on Dec. 22, announced the hiring of his final seven assistant coaches on Thursday, and three of them have ties to the Wolverines.

1/15/2009 - Lions Name Schwartz As Their 25th Head CoachThe Detroit Lions have confirmed that Tennessee Titans defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz will be their new head coach. There will be a news conference to introduce Schwartz in Allen Park on Friday.

1/15/2009 - Zetterberg Denies Report That He Turned Down Enormous Contract DealRed Wings center Henrik Zetterberg denied a report by CBC's Elliotte Friedman claiming that he has turned down a 10-year, 75 million contract offer from the club.

1/11/2009 - WTF? HIRED! Marinelli Ends Up On Bears StaffRod Marinelli led a team that went 0-16. His fortay and his reputation was built on defense, yet the Lions had one of the worst defenses in NFL history in 2008. His failures did not prevent him from landing a job as Bears bring him on as D Line coach and Assistant Head Coach.

1/11/2009 - Pistons Finish West Coast Swing With 8th Straight Loss To The JazzThe Utah Jazz have dominated the Detroit Pistons for years.
And this group of Pistons have fared no better than their predecessors, as Utah completed a season sweep for the fourth consecutive season with a 99-82 win on Saturday.

1/3/2009 - Former Spartan And Current Fugitive - Ingram Finally ArrestedFormer New York Giant Mark Ingram has been arrested in Michigan, nearly a month after he disappeared on the day he was scheduled to begin serving a prison sentence for bank fraud and money laundering.

1/3/2009 - Mularkey Added To Coaching List As Garrett Withdraws. Is this really a horrible blow for the Lions after the Cowboys Offense tanked in the second half Failing to Outscore the Lions in 2 of the last 4 games.

12/29/2008 - HIRED! ugh...PROMOTED! As expected Tom Lewand is named President of Football Operations. However Martin Mayhew takes advantage of 1 good trade and inexplicably is named General Manager of The Detroit Lions.

12/21/2008 - A Change Not Forthcoming: Lions Decide To Keep Lewand And MayhewDetroit Lions owner William Clay Ford said Sunday he will hire another person to upgrade the team's football operations, but it might not be a general manager with total control over all personnel decisions.

12/19/2008 - Drew Brees Pursues Marino's Record Thus Ensuring Lions Will Lose The 0-14 Lions will try to get their first win of the season against the 7-7 New Orleans Saints, who have a quarterback who is in hot pursuit of Dan Marino's single-season record for passing yardage (5,084 in 1984). Drew Brees needs to average 378 passing yards in his final two games to eclipse Marino's mark.

12/18/2008 - We Now Have The First Scapegoat Of The Rich Rod ERAThe defense did not live up to past Michigan standards but was far from only group that vastly underacheive as Michigan headed towards their worst season ever.

12/18/2008 - Pistons Stay Warm And Win 3 In A Row Detroit (14-9) has won three in a row, the team's longest winning streak since they opened a West Coast trip last month with three consecutive wins against Sacramento, Golden State and the Los Angeles Lakers.

11/27/2008 - Rookie Kevin Smith Speaks His Mind And Echoes Sentiments Felt By Fans"I always catch myself thinking, 'Well, you know, why couldn't I be Chris Johnson?' " Smith said. "I always use that because that's my buddy. Why couldn't I be Chris Johnson? Why do I deserve this?" That quote could be worked to "Why couldn't I be a Steelers fan? Why do We deserve this (as Lions fans)

11/12/2008 - CMU Survives NI Comeback To Win In OT Andrew Aguila kicked a 40-yard field goal in overtime to lift Central Michigan to a 33-30 victory over Northern Illinois on Wednesday night.
CMU will next play Kent State in a matchup that will likely decide the MAC West.

11/12/2008 - Michigan Basketball 1 Win Short Of Michigan FootballHarris hit for 26 points and came within two assists of a triple-double, and Sims added 19 points in a 76-56 victory in the regional finals of the 2K Sports Classic on Wednesday night at Crisler Arena.

11/10/2008 - With 7 Games Left We Predict If the Lions Will Go 0-16.The game with Jacksonville appeared to be the best shot at missing history. Instead another blowout loss leaves Lions wondering what needs to happen to avoid going 0-16.

11/3/2008 - Lions Record 54 Minute Victory, But End Up Losing 60 Minute Contest 27-23Detroit takes 10 point lead at halftime, but fails to score in the 2nd half en route to their 8th straight loss (this season) at the hands of the Chicago Bears.

10/23/2008 - Wings Survive Blues' Furious Comeback And Win 4-3 The Wings appeared to be cruising Wednesday night with a three-goal lead only to have to hold off a furious comeback bid by the Blues for another nail-biting 4-3 victory.

10/5/2008 - After Their 16-13 Win vs. Iowa, MSU Finds Themselves Ranked 23rdThe Spartans defeated Iowa on Saturday 16-13, even though Ringer was held in check and Iowa did not go away. MSU now ranked 23rd in the Country and is officially the state's best team (including PRO football)

9/24/2008 - It's Over - Millen Out As President Of LionsThe upheaval came less than 48 hours after Millen received a no-confidence vote from Lions chairman Bill Ford Jr., the son of team owner William Clay Ford. The criticism was as explosive as a Pinto's gas tank. Even the elder Ford "Millen's biggest supporter" was no longer going to stand in the way of change that came much, much too late.

9/23/2008 - Kitna Not The Problem According To Kitna While the rest of the Detroit Lions players took off for destinations unknown for the bye week on Tuesday, quarterback Drew Stanton stuck around for a little bit more work with quarterbacks coach Scot Loeffler. Are the Lions getting Stanton prepared for a possible start against the Chicago Bears in two weeks or was this just a routine workout because Stanton still isn't 100 percent healthy from his recently sprained right thumb injury? No one knows for sure right now.

9/23/2008 - Back Where The StartedAfter Starting the season 0-7 many expected the Tigers'(preseason favorites to win the World Series)to recover and challenge for Division Supremecy. As the standings show, with 5 games left, the Tigers' are back where they started - in last place.

9/23/2008 - Lions' Williams Longs For MartzThe Detroit Lions players took part in a team photo Tuesday morning and were then free to leave for the rest of the week. The players will be back at practice on Monday. Before he left, receiver Roy Williams took another thinly veiled shot at the Lions' offensive philsophy.

9/6/2008 - Two Tigers Featured On PCP's 2008 All Suck Team With the seasons had by Robertson, Verlander, Jones, Sheffield, Inge, Jacque Jones, Zumaya and Renteria there were many choices. Only Robertson and Sheffield landed on the list.

8/11/2008 - St. Paddy's Day! Harrington Wins PGA ChampionshipWho needs Tiger? Nobody does heart-stopping, rollercoaster drama like PÃƒÂ¡draig Harrington and, almost defying belief, the 36-year-old Dubliner won the 90th US PGA championship at Oakland Hills last night with a final round 66 for 277, three under, that gave him back-to-back major championship titles and took him into a new universe among the sport's greatest golfing legends

8/9/2008 - U of M's Grady Pleads Guilty To Drunk DrivingHis football future may be in question, but former East Grand Rapids gridiron standout and University of Michigan student Kevin Grady's drunk driving charge has been settled.

8/9/2008 - Tragedy Mars Olympic GamesA knife-wielding Chinese man attacked two relatives of a coach for the U.S. Olympic men's volleyball team at a tourist site in Beijing, killing one and injuring the other on the first day of the Olympics on Saturday, team officials and state media said.

8/9/2008 - Rain Delays 3rd Round Of The PGA OpenPlaying 18 holes under championship conditions on one of the nation's most challenging golf courses is tough enough. But doing it twice in the same day? Well, some might say that borders on sadistic.
Yet that's exactly what some of the players in the 90th PGA Championship will be facing Sunday after the Saturday's third round was suspended because of heavy rain and thunderstorms.

7/20/2008 - Detroit Earns Split As Verlander Pitches A Gem On a 96-degree Sunday afternoon, after losing two straight to Baltimore and with the bullpen so thin that starter Armando Galarraga was available, Verlander went 8 2/3 innings, allowed only three hits and one run.

7/20/2008 - Harrington Wins Second Straight Open Championship Padraig Harrington enjoys few moments more than the walk down 18th fairway of a century-old links course, especially with a four-shot lead in the British Open and the engraver putting the final touches on the oldest trophy in golf.

7/7/2008 - Red Wings Set To Play Outdoors in 2009 The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports that the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings plan to participate in the National Hockey League's third outdoor game on New Year's Day, and want to use the North Side ballpark as the site.

7/7/2008 - Guillen Is An All-Star While Expecting 3rd ChildThe news he continues anticipating is that he has become a father for the third time. His wife, Amelia, is back in the Detroit area expecting their daughter, Camelia, and Guillen said labor likely will be induced Monday or Tuesday.

7/7/2008 - Tigers Split Series And Head Into Homestand Back At .500 It was a game in which the Mariners ran out of pitchers, and backup catcher Jamie Burke came on to pitch the 15th. Miguel Cabrera led off with a double to the wall in center, and pinch runner Michael Hollimon advanced to third on a wild pitch.

6/29/2008 - Tigers Sweep The Rockies To Move 1 Game Over .500The Tigers were 24-36 on June 6 and beginning to fade. But they have gone 17-4 since, won six straight series and are over .500 for the first time this year at 41-40.

6/18/2008 - Golf is Dead: Tiger Woods Is Done For The SeasonWoods revealed Wednesday he has been playing for at least 10 months with a torn ligament in his left knee, and that he suffered a double stress fracture in his left leg two weeks before the U.S. Open. He said he will have season-ending surgery, knocking him out of the final two majors and the Ryder Cup.

6/18/2008 - Next Stop Toronto: Larinov Elected To Hall Of FameLarionov won two more Cups during his eight years in Detroit. Combined with his eight seasons as the center on the famed KLM Line for CSKA Moscow in the former Soviet Union, Larionov fashioned a legendary career. On Tuesday, he was named an inductee into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

6/18/2008 - Tigers Hammer Zito, Giants And Take 3rd Straight SeriesPlacido Polanco had four hits, drove in two runs and scored three as the Detroit Tigers knocked struggling San Francisco starter Barry Zito out after only two innings and took the rubber game from the Giants 7-2 on Wednesday.

6/10/2008 - "D"isaster Train Sent Down To LakelandDontrelle Willis had his contract optioned to Lakeland of the Florida State League, Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski announced Tuesday afternoon.

6/9/2008 - Pistons Name Curry As Next Head CoachThe Detroit Pistons' decision to hire assistant coach Michael Curry as their new head coach Monday had about as much shock value as Shaquille O'Neal missing a free throw.

6/9/2008 - Dom Is DoneHe was one of a kind, revolutionizing the goaltending position with his unconventional style of flopping. The NHL might never witness another goalie quite like Hasek, not only for his flair, but also his competitiveness and his success.

6/8/2008 - Tigers Win 2nd In A Row As Fossum Lowers His ERA Under 100.00Curtis Granderson homered and Placido Polanco hit a key two-run single as the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 5-2 on Sunday.

6/8/2008 - Franzen Was Seriously Hurt The Detroit Red Wings revealed Saturday that a subdural hematoma is what forced Franzen to miss six games midway through the playoffs. He was fully recovered when he returned to the lineup, and there are no long-term concerns.

6/6/2008 - Lesbian Kiss Ignites SeattleMost of the time, a kiss is just a kiss in the stands at Seattle Mariners games. The crowd hardly even pays attention when fans smooch.
But then last week, a lesbian complained that an usher at Safeco Field asked her to stop kissing her date because it was making another fan uncomfortable.

6/6/2008 - Kilpatrick Offers To Buy City A Round But Fails To Deliver Lies have become a staple of the Kilpatrick Administration. Offering to buy one million people a round, KK fails to deliver again leaving many thirsty and dehydrated.

6/6/2008 - Wings Celebrate Cup With 1,000,000 Of Their Closet FriendsTwo days after Detroit once again raised the hallowed trophy, spectators jammed downtown to join the party.
Enduring temperatures reaching as high as 92 degrees with sweltering humidity, they stayed put for the 2 1/2-hour-long procession and 45-minute rally in a jam-packed Hart Plaza.

6/6/2008 - Roy Williams Skips Voluntary WorkoutsWilliams has missed some of the Lions' voluntary offseason workouts this year. But unlike some other high-profile NFL players who have skipped their team's organized practices because of contract issues, Williams insists his absences are not related to finances.

6/4/2008 - Zetterberg Wings Conn Smythe TrophyNone of them does it better than Henrik Zetterberg, whose two-way play earned him the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.
The Swede's goal midway through the third period proved to be the series winner and he had an assist to lift Detroit to a 3-2 win Wednesday night over the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 6.

6/4/2008 - Wings Close Out The Penguins In Six The Wings became the first predominantly European team to win the Stanley Cup.
They became the first Cup winner to not have at least one North American-born player among its five playoff point producers.

6/4/2008 - Detroit Wins 4th Cup In 11 YearsUsing a little Motown magic on the road, the Detroit Red Wings won the Stanley Cup for the fourth time in 11 seasons Wednesday night with a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 6 of the finals.

6/4/2008 - On Heels Of Stanley Cup Wings' Are Expected To Announce New Deal With BabcockMike Babcock and the Detroit Red Wings expect to complete a new deal shortly after the season to keep the coach under contract next season and beyond

6/4/2008 - The Tigers Really Stink Tigers starter Nate Robertson (3-6) gave up five runs and eight hits in 6 1-3 innings. The left-hander had won his previous two decisions but remained winless in five starts in Oakland.

6/3/2008 - The Cruecta Era Is OverCruceta (0-3, 5.40) has used his three options to the minor leagues, and Detroit has 10 days to trade him or place him on waivers, where the other teams would be able to claim him.

6/3/2008 - Big Tigers News: Zumaya Hits 100 On Radar GunTigers pitcher Joel Zumaya had a successful start on his road back to the major leagues, throwing two pitches of at least 100 miles per hour during a two-inning outing for Single-A Lakeland on Tuesday night.

6/3/2008 - Dumars On firing: "It Was Time"Flip Saunders, who enjoyed phenomenal regular-season success, failed to live up to the lofty postseason expectations as the Detroit Pistons' head coach.
And because of that, he was fired Tuesday with a year left on the four-year contract he signed in 2005 that's worth as much as 26 million.

6/3/2008 - Flip Out!Flip Saunders was fired as the Pistons' coach Tuesday, four days after Detroit was eliminated from the playoffs by the Boston Celtics. And more changes could be on the way for a team bounced from three straight conference finals.

5/26/2008 - McDyess Leads Pistons To 19 Point Victory, Evening The Series At 2Boston's Big Three shot awfully as did most of the Celtics, but the NBA's top-seeded team stayed competitive for much of the game thanks to a stark disparity in free throws.

5/26/2008 - Hockeytown Halfway To The Stanley Cup Hockeytown is halfway to hoisting the Stanley Cup again.
With first-period goals from Brad Stuart and Tomas Holmstrom and another lockdown defensive effort, the Detroit Red Wings beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 to take a 2-0 lead in the Stanley Cup finals on Monday night.

5/24/2008 - University Of Michigan Wins Big Ten Baseball Title Coming from behind for the third time in three days, the University of Michigan claimed the Big Ten baseball tournament with a 3-2 win over Purdue.

5/24/2008 - Samuelsson Fuels Wings 4-0 VictorySamuelsson doubled his playoff goal total with two in the biggest game of his five-season NHL career. He had been dropped to Detroit's third line earlier in the playoffs and had posted only two assists since his two-goal outburst on May 1.

5/24/2008 - Pistons Embarassed At Home, Now Face 2-1 DefecitIt was Boston's role players who took charge on Saturday, as they carried the Celtics to a 94-80 win to reclaim home court advantage in the Eastern Conference finals. The Celtics now lead the best-of-seven series two games to one, with Game 4 at The Palace on Monday.

2/10/2008 - Sheed Is An All-StarBoston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett withdrew from the NBA All-Star game Sunday and was replaced on the Eastern Conference roster by Detroit Pistons forward Rasheed Wallace.

2/4/2008 - Granderson Agrees To 5 Year ExtensionGranderson and baseball's busiest team agreed Monday to a 30.25 million, five-year contract that includes a club option for 2013 that could make the deal worth up to 43.25 million.

2/3/2008 - Not So Perfect - Giants Win Super Bowl And Deny Pats Perfect SeasonNo one is laughing at Plaxico Burress now. His prediction holds true as Giants pull off one of the biggest upsets in Super Bowl history

1/24/2008 - Jose Cancesco Is A Scumbag And Reports Are His Next Book May Feature Mags Jose Canseco offered to keep Magglio Ordonez "clear" in his upcoming book if the Detroit Tigers outfielder invested in a movie project promoted by Canseco, The New York Times reported Wednesday night.

1/20/2008 - Excitement At Chrisler Arena - Sadly It Has Nothing To Do With The Basketball TeamNot quite midway through the first half the biggest moment in the university of Michigan's Basketball Season occurred; Top football recruit Terrelle Pryor entered Crisler Arena. At the time UM led Iowa by 3 points (that lead would eventually dissapate as UM lost 68-60), but the focus quickly and definetly turned on Pryor.

1/9/2008 - Clemens Congressional Hearing Pushed Back Until February 16th Clemens, 45, agreed Monday to testify under oath at a Jan. 16 congressional hearing in Washington, D.C. But the session was pushed back to Feb. 13 by the House committee on oversight and government reform, so lawmakers can gather evidence and co-ordinate their investigation with the Justice Department.

1/4/2008 - Congress Asks Clemens And Pettitte To Testify McNamee's claims about Clemens were the most striking part of the Mitchell Report. He told Mitchell he injected Clemens with steroids in 1998 while they were with Toronto, and with steroids and human growth hormone in 2000 and 2001 while with New York.

12/21/2007 - Dontrelle Willis Signs Extension Through 2010Willis, who spent Thursday in Detroit handing out Christmas gifts to children at a charity event, said he's already starting to feel embraced by the city. He grew up in the San Francisco Bay area in a single-parent household and his mother worked as a welder, so he has a blue-collar background.

12/19/2007 - Michigan Goes Outside Program To Get RodriguezMichigan's coaching search may have lasted longer than it wanted and the school might not have landed its top choice, yet college football's winningest program is thrilled to have West Virginia's Rich Rodriguez.

12/18/2007 - Pro Bowl Rosters Announced And Surprise - NO LIONSRoy Williams made it as a Sub in 2007, but 2008 roster will feature no Detroit Lions. Merry Christmas Lions fans, and here's to 7 wins in 2008.

12/18/2007 - Bill Parcells Is Wanted By The FalconsIn an attempt to correct the Bobby Petrino debacle, the Atlanta Falcons are talking to the current ESPN analyst and two-time Super Bowl-winning coach about a job as the team’s executive vice president, FOXSports.com has learned.
There was no comment from Parcells wether The Hoody is a good kisser or not.

12/13/2007 - MITCHELL REPORT: Sheffield Only Current Tiger To Make List. 6 Former Tigers On It.DETROIT -- Gary Sheffield is the only current Detroit Tigers player named in the Mitchell Report, released today by former Sen. George Mitchell.
Mitchell named six former Tigers in his 311-page report, which culminated a 20-month investigation.
Only Rondell White, Fernando Vina and Nook Logan were cited for acquiring performance-enhancing drugs while playing for the Tigers.

12/9/2007 - Mayweather KO's Hatton In 10th Round To Retain TitleMayweather remained unbeaten Saturday night and retained his claim to being the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world by stopping Hatton in the 10th round of a brawl that featured none of the fancy footwork the American has shown in the ring and on reality TV.

12/5/2007 - Tigers Swing Biggest SetFlorida and Detroit have reached a preliminary agreement that will send star third baseman Miguel Cabrera and left-hander Dontrelle Willis to the Tigers for a package of young players headlined by outfielder Cameron Maybin and left-hander Andrew Miller, according to major-league sources.

11/30/2007 - The Gambler Is Returning For A 3rd SeasonThe 43-year-old left-hander ended his free agency Friday when he agreed to a 8 million, one-year deal that will keep him with the Detroit Tigers for a third season.

11/30/2007 - Stunt Pioneer Knievel Dies At Age 69Evel Knievel, the red-white-and-blue-spangled motorcycle daredevil whose jumps over crazy obstacles including Greyhound buses, live sharks and Idaho's Snake River Canyon made him an international icon in the 1970s, died Friday. He was 69.

11/27/2007 - Redskins' Taylor Loses Fight Fot LifeDoctors had been encouraged late Monday when Taylor squeezed a nurse's hand, according to Vinny Cerrato, the Redskins' vice president of football operations. But Sharpstein said he was told Taylor never regained consciousness after being transported to the hospital and that he wasn't sure how he had squeezed the nurse's hand.

11/25/2007 - 2008 Hall Of Fame Ballot Includes 3 Former Tigers'Travis Fryman is certainly a long shot, but Morris and Trammell are deserving as they were players who were the best at their positions during that time.

11/25/2007 - Done DealArod and Yank's complete deal without agent. Rodriguez and the Yankees agreed to a 30 million marketing agreement that could raise the total value of his contract to 305 million over 10 years, according to multiple published reports.

11/19/2007 - As Expected Carr Steps Down After 13 YearsThe departure by the 62-year-old Carr opens a job at the nation's winningest football program. Les Miles, the coach at No. 1 LSU, seems to be at the top of the list of potential successors. He played for Schembechler at Michigan, where he met his wife and later became an assistant.

11/17/2007 - Report: Warren Buffett Told ARod To Drop BorasRodriguez, on Boras' advice, opted out of the final three seasons of his record 252 million, 10-year contract on Oct. 28. The Yankees had said many times that if he opted out, they wouldn't negotiate because they would lose 21.3 million from Texas for the final three seasons that was agreed to at the time of the 2004 trade, money to offset the 72 million New York owed from 2008-10.

11/17/2007 - Heisman Favorite Dennis Dixon Done For The SeasonThe quarterback tore his anterior cruciate ligament during Oregon's Nov. 3 victory over Arizona State, according to coach Mike Bellotti, but he had rested it and felt as if he was ready to play Thursday night against the Wildcats

11/17/2007 - Seniors Go 0-4 As OSU Bests Michigan For The 4th Year In A RowRumors persist that this could be Lloyd Carr's last game as Michigan Coach. He has gone 1-6 against Jim Tressel and now stands at 6-7 vs. OSU. Carr has announced a Press Conference Monday to discuss his future.

11/17/2007 - Lloyd Carr Expected To Announce Retirement MondayCarr led many to believe he would retire after this season when he altered his contract last winter and made sure all of his assistants were given unprecedented, two-year deals in the spring. Speculation has run rampant about 62-year-old coach's future.

11/17/2007 - Hats off to Marty Brodeur!Hats off to Marty Brodeur!
The three-time Stanley Cup champion finally posts career win 500 with a 6 - 2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers Saturday, November 17.

11/14/2007 - Buckeyes, Wolverines settle for Big Ten championshipIn a season that began with the Big Ten's preseason favorite losing to a Division I-AA team, and which at last look gave us the league's lone remaining unbeaten losing at home to an unranked, 15-point underdog, there can be no more fitting finish than what will transpire Saturday (ABC, noon ET).

11/6/2007 - Goodell Tells Jets To Use Bye Week To See If Football Is Something They Really Want To Be DoingGoodell asks Jets to consider if Professional Football is what they want to do with their lives

11/1/2007 - Zumaya Out! Zumaya underwent a reconstruction of the AC joint in his right shoulder Wednesday in San Diego. The Tigers said Thursday they hope he will be able to return at the middle of next season

10/25/2007 - Beantown Blowout Josh Beckett, Dustin Pedroia and the Boston Red Sox were revved up and ready. Not so the Colorado Rockies, who lurched into Beantown with all the zip of a creaky old stagecoach

10/18/2007 - Torre Out As Yankee SkipperAfter all he had accomplished - four World Series titles, 12 straight years in the playoffs, almost certain entry into the Hall of Fame - and after all the indignities, this was one Joe Torre wasn't going to stand for

10/17/2007 - ABC Has Lost The Sense Of Humor It Never Had It took Jimmy Kimmel a matter of 10 minutes to do what Dennis Miller needed two years to accomplish - getting the heave-ho from "Monday Night Football"

10/16/2007 - Rockies Sweep Way Into World SeriesWith their 21st win in 22 games, the relentless Rockies beat the rattled Arizona Diamondbacks 6-4 in Game 4 Monday night to sweep the NL championship series at chilly Coors Field.

10/6/2007 - Week 4 Power Rankings. New England keeps rolling with it's destruction of Cincinnati. Dallas is best team in NFC. Indianoplois has overcome injuries to remain undfeated and the Pack is BACK - they keep surprising as they move to 4-0.

10/5/2007 - Indians Win In Extra Innings Take 2-0 Series LeadA swarm of insects descended on Jacobs Field in the eighth inning of the Cleveland Indians' 2-1 playoff victory over the New York Yankees on Friday night, leading to a

10/4/2007 - Oh, IsiahA jury ruled Tuesday that New York Knicks coach Isiah Thomas sexually harassed a former top team executive, subjecting her to unwanted advances and a barrage of verbal insults, but also ruled he does not have to pay punitive damages.